''Brutally Normal'' is an American
sitcom
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television series that starred
Mike Damus
Michael Paul Damus (born September 30, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Marty DePolo on the ABC sitcom '' Teen Angel'' and co-starring in the film ''Lost in Yonkers''. In addition, Damus also co-starred in ''M ...
and aired on
The WB
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.
The series premiered on January 24, 2000 with two back-to-back episodes later airing along with ''
Zoe...'' A total of eight episodes were produced with only five of those episodes airing with the show being canceled on February 14, 2000.
Premise
The series revolved around Pooh (
Mike Damus
Michael Paul Damus (born September 30, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Marty DePolo on the ABC sitcom '' Teen Angel'' and co-starring in the film ''Lost in Yonkers''. In addition, Damus also co-starred in ''M ...
), a teenage boy with a group of diverse friends. Anna (
Lea Moreno) is a foreign exchange student and Russell (
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas (born October 31, 1980) is an American actor who rose to prominence as Paul Finch in the ''American Pie'' film series. His other notable appearances include Andy Rosenberg in the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, Jeff Woodcock in ...
) is his wise-cracking best friend all going through their senior year at Wacker H. Normal High School. Many of the show's story lines dealt with surreal situations that the group would get into hence the series name.
Cast
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Mike Damus
Michael Paul Damus (born September 30, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Marty DePolo on the ABC sitcom '' Teen Angel'' and co-starring in the film ''Lost in Yonkers''. In addition, Damus also co-starred in ''M ...
as Robert "Pooh" Cutler
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Lea Moreno as Anna Pricova
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Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas (born October 31, 1980) is an American actor who rose to prominence as Paul Finch in the ''American Pie'' film series. His other notable appearances include Andy Rosenberg in the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, Jeff Woodcock in ...
as Russell Wise
* Tangie Ambrose as Dru
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Antwon Tanner
Antwon Tanner (born April 14, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Michael on the UPN sitcom ''Moesha'' (1996–97), and its spinoff ''The Parkers'' (2001) and as Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the drama series, ''One ...
as Shaheem
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Joanna Pacula
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, ...
as Gogi Pricova
Episodes
References
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{{The WB
2000s American high school television series
2000s American single-camera sitcoms
2000s American teen sitcoms
2000s American sitcoms
2000 American television series debuts
2000 American television series endings
English-language television shows
Television series about teenagers
Television series by ABC Studios
The WB original programming